Strait of Hormuz again Closed

The Iranian military says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again over Israel's attacks on southern Lebanon - although the US military has disputed the claim. Iran said deadly Israeli strikes in Lebanon were a breach of Tehran's agreement with the US to end the war. The US-Iran deal includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz - a shipping channel through which about 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas passes. After Iran's statement, a US Central Command spokesperson, Tim Hawkins, told media outlets that "traffic continues to flow", with US forces "monitoring the situation to ensure this remains the case" and that "Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz". US Vice-President JD Vance departed Washington for direct US-Iran talks in Switzerland on Sunday.